[Training] I close my eyes to see

maybe i'm a runaway train, maybe i'm a feather in a hurricane

"Is it?" The alchemist wonders with a crooked grin that he immediately sweeps away.

"I am, yeah." Remi replies, flashing the fox a sunny smile. " Now you see, you've accomplished two things. You've abruptly thrown a kink into our spar. Which, if you wanted, would give you a good opportunity to try and attack me again. But you've also found something I want. So if I was trying to mug you, you could..offer me some chicken or the leftovers from yesterday."

This is of course both a way for the fox to end the spar on a high note and for Remi not to have to endure Ianto's manly presence for much longer. He hadn't thought it would be quite so...difficult (we'll leave the low hanging fruit, thank you very much, despite it being true that things are hard), and while he can likely endure the merchant's company while they eat, he isn't so sure he has the restraint to remain in such close contact with him as in a spar.

THE LULLABY

maybe it's a long gray game, but maybe that's a good thing